Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Armenia
Armenia: Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) was 5.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Armenia, 2010–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Armenia is 5.0%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.9% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Armenia peaked at 12.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2013.
Armenia ranks 3rd of 26 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6.0% | — |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -19.7% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +217.6% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -41.9% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | +48.4% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -26.3% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -42.8% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +37.9% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -26.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.7% | 4.0% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.0% | 6.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More poverty & inequality data for Armenia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,961 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -17.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 23 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 23.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Armenia?
- Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Armenia was 5.0% in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2013.
- How does Armenia rank for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty)?
- Armenia ranks 3rd out of 26 countries with data for 2021.
- Is households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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